The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

The Auburn, the Cord and the Duesenberg automobiles will always be linked together. They were three luxury brands that early on prospered alone as status symbols and then later tried to make a go of it against the Great Depression under one umbrella. The story begins when the Eckhart Carriage Company was founded in Auburn, IN in 1874. (More of the history can be found here: http://turnerbudds-carblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-penultimate-speedster.html.)

The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum is a beautiful facility located to the north of the city.When I was there it was basically divided up into six different major exhibits and so for this week and part of next I'll be showing some of the cars that were on display. The very first car donated to the Museum was the 1908 Zimmerman at the top of this post. There is also a very interesting 1909 McIntyre.

Other cars in this same exhibit area include two other 1909 McIntyre styles, a 1910 Zimmerman, a 1909 Zimerman, a 1913 Imp, and a 1907 Kiblinger. All of the cars in this exhibit were manufactured in Auburn, IN. For a while, Auburn was one of the top automobile producing cities in the country.